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Deborah Colton (Gardner)

Also Known As: "Gardiner", "Deborah Colton", "Deborah Goodner Gardner", "Deborah Gardiner", "Deborah 'Goodner' Gardener"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Probably England
Death: September 05, 1689 (60-69)
Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of Quartermaster George Colton
Mother of Isaac Colton; Ephraim Colton; Mary Barnard; Capt. Thomas Colton; Sarah Graves and 5 others

Occupation: Housewife
Managed by: David Lee Kaleita
Last Updated:

About Deborah Colton

(f/g) Deborah Gardner

  • Birth: unknown, England
  • Death: Sep. 5, 1689 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Deborah was born about 1625 in England. Her parentage has not yet been determined.

Debora married George Colton about 1640 probably in Hartford Co., CT. Deborah and George rem to Springfield, MA and resided there and in Longmeadow, having the following children:

  1. Isaac Colton (1646-1700)
  2. Ephraim Colton Sr (1648-1713)
  3. Mary (Colton) Barnard (1649-1709)
  4. Thomas Colton (1651-1728)
  5. Sarah (Colton)Graves (1653-1689)
  6. Deborah (Colton) Bliss (1655-1733)
  7. Hepzibah (Colton) Wells (1657-1697)
  8. John Colton (1659-1727)
  9. Benjamin Colton (1661- died young)

Family links:

Spouse: George Colton (1620 - 1699)

Children include

  1. Ephraim Colton (1648 - 1713)*
  2. Thomas Colton (1651 - 1728)*
  3. Sarah Colton Graves (1653 - 1689)*
  4. Hepzibah Colton Wells (1657 - 1697)

Burial: Longmeadow Cemetery Longmeadow Hampden County Massachusetts, USA Created by: John Parker Record added: Jul 24, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55404215 -tcd

References

  • Colton, George W. "A genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton" Private Circulation by John Milton Colton, Philadelphia, PA, 1912. Page 1. Archive.Org

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Deborah Colton's Timeline

1624
1624
Probably England
1624
Sutton Goldfield, Warwick, England
1646
November 21, 1646
Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
1648
April 9, 1648
Longmeadow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

"More research needs to be done on his birth date since it is so different than his wives dat e s. He could have been born around 1667."

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1649
September 22, 1649
Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1651
May 1, 1651
Longmeadow, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1653
February 24, 1653
Longmeadow, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
February 24, 1653
Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1655
January 25, 1655
Longmeadow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony